Chapter 78 - Dead weight (end) (2/2)

The last glimmer of consciousness eventually escaped from Francis. His eyes became lifeless, then his body, which was rocking slightly until then, finally lost its balance.

His head detached from the body when the corpse hit the door, landed on the sidewalk at the right of the truck then rolled less than a meter before coming to a stop.

'I warned you.' Facing this sight, Lazar did feel some kind of void, but as a result of the cold and pragmatic logic his grandfather had instilled in him about how to deal with treason; there was no remorse or sadness in him.

He stepped forward and leaned over the decapitated corpse of Francis, wiped his blade on the shirt of Francis, then didn't spare him a second glance to head towards the driver's side door of the truck, which was open since he got out of the truck.

*CLACK*

Lazar expected that as soon as he got into the truck Amandla would ask him for an explanation because she must have understood what had happened just by listening.

However, contrary to what he had expected, she didn't mention the death of Francis...

”What are you waiting for to start the car?” She asked as if nothing had happened while she saw that Lazar seemed to be waiting for something.

Lazar widened his eyes in surprise, now he was doubting that Amandla was aware that he had just killed Francis in cold blood...

But, when he turned his attention to the passenger-side rearview mirror, his doubts disappeared.

Seeing where Lazar's gaze was turned, Amandla spoke again in a soft and understanding voice, ”Listen... I can continue to pretend I didn't see anything like before or you can talk to me. It's your choice.”

Lazar sighed and made his weapon disappear into his inventory, ”Keep pretending you didn't see anything.”

He then made appear in his left hand a walkie-talkie coming from his inventory, ”We better explain the situation to Buren and Andrew before we go so they don't find an excuse to fuċk us after we arrived, don't you think?”

”Yep.” She answered him promptly.

After Lazar made contact, he and Amandla heard a long sizzle coming from the other side and then... sounds of a very disturbing kind.